Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Recruitment for Base (Was Re: [steering-discuss] Base - a new mailing list?)

Hello David,

2011/9/14 David Nelson <lists@traduction.biz>

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Ian Lynch <ianrlynch@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I know that
> > the PostgreSQL developers are interested in closer integration with OOo
> from
> > direct talks with them and we will be looking at this in more detail and
> we
> > have realistic chances of getting significant funding resources.
>
> This sounds like one possible good move for LibreOffice: Base as as a
> front end and PostgreSQL as the engine at the back. That way, we only
> have to provide a decent, reliable front end, and we have a
> well-supported database engine. Although I would not like to give up
> on the possibility of supporting other databases, too. Although if I
> had to make a pragmatic choice between badly-implemented complexity of
> support for multiple engines and well-implemented support for just one
> engine, I'd choose the latter.


I would indeed not want to give up all the database for one. It would not
make sense.


> Although, like Tom, I'd love to see TDF get something moving with
> Google (one of our supporters, no?) and work on Google Docs
> integration.

Google Docs is proprietary...


> Charles, could we maybe get some technical opinions from Michael and
> Thorsten about the feasibility of the above ideas? Michael, Thorsten,
> could you maybe explain to us what the problems and prerequisites
> would be for the above?

I think that once we'll have a survey going we'll have some elements of
discussion, and I'm sure that developers and the marketing team will discuss
the input we'll have received.

best,
Charles.



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